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Ratropolis

Ratropolis

Released: 12/22/2020

Ratropolis combines roguelite, deck building, and tower defense with real time strategy gameplay. Lead your small rat outpost to safety and defend your rat citizens from predators and monstrous creatures. Build the largest 'Ratropolis!' and etch your name into rat history! Choose from over 200 cards of economy, building, military, and skill types to execute your strategic command. All leaders begin their journey with a deck of 8 basic cards. Building an efficient deck is key for protecting your rats from waves of rat-thirsty enemies. Add, remove and upgrade your cards to create a deck worthy of a true leader! Defending your rats in the city will be a challenge. Get aid from advisers with talents in finance, defense, or leadership. They will provide you with better options when chaos arises. When the city falls your campaign will end, but with every end a new beginning is born. Unlock new cards to expand your options and make each defense a new experience. Now lead Ratropolis to victory and save your Ratizens from destruction! FEATURES Unique Gameplay: Real-time deck building card game combined with roguelite and tower defense elements! Have you ever played anything like that before? Very Addictive: Highly engaging and rapid gameplay that requires quick judgment and response Replayability: Easy to play but difficult to master. 30+ Events: Random decision events give you a new experience every time you play 200+ Cards: Unlock new features and cards to become stronger after every game. 6 Possible Endings: Choose your own adventure! 6 Leaders! Each with their own play style and traits. Early Access: More content to come! We are working on new characters, stages, monsters, and cards! Lead Cute Rats, not Feral Cats!

Ratropolis combines roguelite, deck building, and tower defense with real time strategy gameplay. Lead your small rat outpost to safety and defend your rat citizens from predators and monstrous creatures. Build the largest 'Ratropolis!' and etch your name into rat history! Choose from over 200 cards of economy, building, military, and skill types to execute your strategic command. All leaders begin their journey with a deck of 8 basic cards. Building an efficient deck is key for protecting your rats from waves of rat-thirsty enemies. Add, remove and upgrade your cards to create a deck worthy of a true leader! Defending your rats in the city will be a challenge. Get aid from advisers with talents in finance, defense, or leadership. They will provide you with better options when chaos arises. When the city falls your campaign will end, but with every end a new beginning is born. Unlock new cards to expand your options and make each defense a new experience. Now lead Ratropolis to victory and save your Ratizens from destruction! FEATURES Unique Gameplay: Real-time deck building card game combined with roguelite and tower defense elements! Have you ever played anything like that before? Very Addictive: Highly engaging and rapid gameplay that requires quick judgment and response Replayability: Easy to play but difficult to master. 30+ Events: Random decision events give you a new experience every time you play 200+ Cards: Unlock new features and cards to become stronger after every game. 6 Possible Endings: Choose your own adventure! 6 Leaders! Each with their own play style and traits. Early Access: More content to come! We are working on new characters, stages, monsters, and cards! Lead Cute Rats, not Feral Cats!

Ratropolis combines roguelite, deck building, and tower defense with real time strategy gameplay. Lead your small rat outpost to safety and defend your rat citizens from predators and monstrous creatures. Build the largest 'Ratropolis!' and etch your name into rat history! Choose from over 200 cards of economy, building, military, and skill types to execute your strategic command. All leaders begin their journey with a deck of 8 basic cards. Building an efficient deck is key for protecting your rats from waves of rat-thirsty enemies. Add, remove and upgrade your cards to create a deck worthy of a true leader! Defending your rats in the city will be a challenge. Get aid from advisers with talents in finance, defense, or leadership. They will provide you with better options when chaos arises. When the city falls your campaign will end, but with every end a new beginning is born. Unlock new cards to expand your options and make each defense a new experience. Now lead Ratropolis to victory and save your Ratizens from destruction! FEATURES Unique Gameplay: Real-time deck building card game combined with roguelite and tower defense elements! Have you ever played anything like that before? Very Addictive: Highly engaging and rapid gameplay that requires quick judgment and response Replayability: Easy to play but difficult to master. 30+ Events: Random decision events give you a new experience every time you play 200+ Cards: Unlock new features and cards to become stronger after every game. 6 Possible Endings: Choose your own adventure! 6 Leaders! Each with their own play style and traits. Early Access: More content to come! We are working on new characters, stages, monsters, and cards! Lead Cute Rats, not Feral Cats!

Critics
85
Steam
88

Score Breakdown

85.0

Critic Average

3 reviews

88

Steam User Score

5,489 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-3.2
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-3.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (33%)2 launch window (67%)0 late (0%)